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Pinch Pots. Art Smart - 3rd Grade. Native American . Examples Pinch Pots. pictographs. Vocabulary. Kiln: An oven used for firing clay projects Greenware: Unfired clay projects Bone Dry: Completely air dried clay Bisque: Clay which has been fired once, without glaze
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Pinch Pots • Art Smart - 3rd Grade Native American
Vocabulary • Kiln: An oven used for firing clay projects • Greenware: Unfired clay projects • Bone Dry: Completely air dried clay • Bisque: Clay which has been fired once, without glaze • Fire: To heat clay in a kiln • Glaze: Paint used to color clay projects. • Glaze turns to glass when fired in a kiln.
Pinch Pot • Process: • take jewelry and long sleeve shirts off • clay makes you relaxed • clay is thirsty
Pinch Pot • Process: • ball of clay • thumbs are pushed into the center • the walls (1/2 cm) are created by pinching and turning the pot • push the ball on the table to make a flat surface • etch designs in the pot, etches your initials in the bottom